Potter and Perry chapter 2 The Health
Care Delivery System Test Bank
Questions With 100% Correct
Answers.
Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on
continuity and transition?
1. The nurse ask the patient who in the family should have access to patient information
2. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home
3. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication
4. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session. -
Answer 2. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home
Which activity performed by the nurse is related to maintaining competency in nurse practice
1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump.
2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
3. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for the certification examination - Answer 4.
Attending a review course in preparation for the certification examination
The patient tells the nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization but dose not
understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of preferred provider
organization?
1. This health plan is for people who cannot afford their own health insurance
2. This health plan is operated by the government to provide health care to older adults
3. This health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers
which you can choose from.
4. This is a fee-for-service plan in which you can choose any physician or hospital - Answer 3.
This health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers which
you can choose from.
, 3. Assessing a patient at an emergent care facility
4. Providing home wound care to a patient - Answer 1. Providing prenatal teaching on
nutrition to a pregnant women during the first trimester
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the process that led up to a near-miss error on the
clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the future. This is an example
of nurses working on what issue in the health care system?
1. Patient safety
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Patient satisfaction
4. Maintenance of competency - Answer 1. Patient safety
Which of the fallowing statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing unit.
2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the nursing unit.
3. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire nurses they need
4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice -
Answer 4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing
practice
Which statement made by the nurse is an example of applying the principle of patient -centered
care while focusing on alleviation of a patient's fear and anxiety?
1. "Let's talk about the concerns that you have about going home"
2. "I'll get the medication prescription for you before discharge"
3. "I'll be back in 30 minutes to help you get cleaned up"
4. "I'll make a referral to the home health nurse for you" - Answer 1. "Let's talk about the
concerns that you have about going home"
Which of the following nursing activities is found in a tertiary health care environment?
Care Delivery System Test Bank
Questions With 100% Correct
Answers.
Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on
continuity and transition?
1. The nurse ask the patient who in the family should have access to patient information
2. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home
3. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication
4. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session. -
Answer 2. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home
Which activity performed by the nurse is related to maintaining competency in nurse practice
1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump.
2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
3. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for the certification examination - Answer 4.
Attending a review course in preparation for the certification examination
The patient tells the nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization but dose not
understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of preferred provider
organization?
1. This health plan is for people who cannot afford their own health insurance
2. This health plan is operated by the government to provide health care to older adults
3. This health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers
which you can choose from.
4. This is a fee-for-service plan in which you can choose any physician or hospital - Answer 3.
This health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers which
you can choose from.
, 3. Assessing a patient at an emergent care facility
4. Providing home wound care to a patient - Answer 1. Providing prenatal teaching on
nutrition to a pregnant women during the first trimester
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the process that led up to a near-miss error on the
clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the future. This is an example
of nurses working on what issue in the health care system?
1. Patient safety
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Patient satisfaction
4. Maintenance of competency - Answer 1. Patient safety
Which of the fallowing statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing unit.
2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the nursing unit.
3. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire nurses they need
4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice -
Answer 4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing
practice
Which statement made by the nurse is an example of applying the principle of patient -centered
care while focusing on alleviation of a patient's fear and anxiety?
1. "Let's talk about the concerns that you have about going home"
2. "I'll get the medication prescription for you before discharge"
3. "I'll be back in 30 minutes to help you get cleaned up"
4. "I'll make a referral to the home health nurse for you" - Answer 1. "Let's talk about the
concerns that you have about going home"
Which of the following nursing activities is found in a tertiary health care environment?
